Prostate cancer

Hi  Fishyface and welcome to the forum where nobody wants to be. Please tell us a bit more about your stats, PSA, Gleason score and TNM rating. That will help us to help you.

There are lots of us here who have been through the mill (and many who are still under the grinding wheel!) so we should be able to answer your questions.

In the meantime have a look at the Toolkit on the Prostate Cancer UK website. The first file in the left hand column ("How PC is diagnosed") is the place to start. It's very helpful when you have just starting out on the journey.

https://shop.prostatecanceruk.org//our-publications/all-publications/tool-kit

Please come back and ask when you need help.

Thanks so much..

All this is still a bit of a shock..

I thought I was fit  and well until told very differently today.

I am still getting my head round this and very new to this messaging people I  don't know.

Not sure what my next steps are  .!! 

I guess I  just have to accept what treatment has been offered and pray   

Hi my husband has been diagnosed on Wednesday.You are not on your own.It is a big shock but it helps talking to people on here who are going through the same thing

Hello Steve, all will become a bit clearer for you when you get all the information about your condition and treatment options. Think of everything you can ask your Oncologist. When I was diagnosed I was given a Macmilla ' prostate cancer pack' which gave some good pointers as to what to ask when the time comes. There is some great advice from folk on this forum.

Wishing you all the very best, Graham. 

Thank you so much Graham..

All advise appreciated at this time 

Fishyface,

Welcome to the club.  You will find a lot of helpful members in this forum.  With everyone having the same thing in common, it makes things a little more bearable.

27th May 2021, I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer (stage T2, Gleason score of 3+4, intermediate risk).  It's a date that will always stick with me.

I wasn't suitable for surgery so I opted for the Hormone and Radiotherapy treatments.

The first couple of months were the hardest, coming to terms with the Cancer.  Once I had done this (no mean feat, lots of crying) it was better to deal with.

Telling others was hard at first.  I couldn't say the word 'diagnosed' without crying.

Now 15 weeks since my last Radiation session, my Oncologist told me that I am in 'Biochemical Remission'.

Remission was another word I couldn't say without crying.  I called it "The R Word'.  I even had the Oncologist saying that.

I still try not to say it too much.

All I need now is my PSA levels to stay between 0 and 2.

Good luck with your treatment.

I went to the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, couldn't fault them at all.

Fishyface,

Another thing to keep you going is to try to keep your sense of humour.  It helps.